Thieves attempt to steal purse from woman's cart at TJ Maxx store

Couple lives in tent next to their destroyed trailer

Video: Surveillance footage of carjacking that left man stabbed

Newly released video surveillance of the May 2015 carjacking at a South Miami-Dade gas station that left a father stabbed. The accused attackers, Gilberto Watson and Taderius McKire, are awaiting trial in Miami-Dade circuit court.

Newly released video surveillance of the May 2015 carjacking at a South Miami-Dade gas station that left a father stabbed. The accused attackers, Gilberto Watson and Taderius McKire, are awaiting trial in Miami-Dade circuit court.

Newly released video surveillance of the May 2015 carjacking at a South Miami-Dade gas station that left a father stabbed. The accused attackers, Gilberto Watson and Taderius McKire, are awaiting trial in Miami-Dade circuit court.

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Another man, Taderius McKire, 23, pulled Dianexi from the passenger’s side, according to an arrest report. During the wild struggle, the couple’s daughter escaped the van, briefly struggling with the robbers in an attempt to get her cell phone back before the men drove off.

An alert immediately went out to police officers, one of whom spotted the van drive past not long afterward. The carjackers smashed into the officer’s patrol car and drove off, police said.

But Watson, police said, lost control of the van and plowed into a traffic-light pole near a South Dixie Highway busway. Watson ran off but was arrested and taken to Kendall Regional Hospital, where he was eventually arrested. He is now jailed awaiting trial on charges of armed carjacking, armed burglary with assault and aggravated battery on a law-enforcement officer.

McKire was left wedged in the passenger-side of the van and had to be extracted by firefighters. But he was not arrested for the carjacking immediately – the victims could not identify him.

But McKire was on probation for burglary and he later admitted his role to his probation officer, according to police.

Watson’s defense lawyer could not be reached for comment. McKire’s attorney said a witness has come forward to suggest that someone else, not McKire, was at the gas station. “But we're still in the process of vetting that,” lawyer Grant Dwyer said.

Dwyer also said that McKire suffered a major brain injury in the crash. “He has a slur and doesn’t talk very well,” the attorney said. “When I talk to him now, he has no recollection of the incident.”

Thieves attempt to steal purse from woman's cart at TJ Maxx store

Couple lives in tent next to their destroyed trailer

Restaurant burglars caught on surveillance video

On August 29, 2017, at approximately 12:30 a.m., two suspects were captured on surveillance camera kicking out a wall-mounted air conditioner unit to gain entry to La Ceiba Restaurant located at 815 W. Flagler Street. Once inside, the suspects ransacked the closed business and targeted various items such as a flat screen television, DJ equipment, and the restaurant’s cash register which contained approximately $300.00. The burglars also damaged two automated teller machines (ATM) located inside of the restaurant before fleeing the scene.